New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-18
MRS. EMMONS CONTINUES HEB STORY.
HER LIFE AT BLOOMINGDALE ASYLUM

WOMEN IN THE COURT ROOM HISS PROFESSOR KM.
MONS AND APPLAUD HIS WIFE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE court room
packed amost to suAooation this morning when tho
Jury in the EmmOns took their seats Women
s,ruggled for good places of observation and all the
acters targets for batteries of operas lassss.
When Mr. Emmons arrived with his counsel there
loud buzz of comment and some of the women
hssed. few minutes Later when Mrs. Emmous
tered the colrt room the of Mr. Garrett toe
audience applauded.
Mrs. Emmons resumed her7stOry, beginning with her
experience at Bloomingdale Asylum. When she
taken there. Dr. Nichols absent and did
tor nearly month. Meanwhile DIR. Brown had tried
" make her take medicine which she believed Mas
doing her harm She deceived her nurse and con-
eeaed the medicine and began then get brtt-r. Dr.
Brown cred that she had taken the medicine
and came TO her and sail he wOald make Der take it
and talked OF stomach pumps" and things OF that
kind. She said she up her mind thar he could
make her take it. Nv ell" she went Oh. he
stronger than but made him take dose Of that
medicine. tie took it aud did not him tor three
days. When he cAmo back he was Like our that had
oeen whipped and knew that he couldu't do the
thing again. She sand that while in the hospital she
trieu forget not to hear the shreks OF PEOPLE who
sere really mad. So she tried " ami help the
"a .elusion. want OF appreciation OF my position. ne
lights scd TO he p.s out ut oeiooA. In oruer
to Lave something ~ occupy her mind sue
Learned " wrIo IN the ozark. She used W
sense that came into her head. She said che was
treated Kindly ut the asylum by all except Dr. Brown
Sue allowed by Dr. Nichols to 60 to the green
houses and 10 go about the grounds.
Tue witness then described her experience at DR..
Smiths asylum in Connecticut Mrs. Emmons ex-
pressed indignation at Or. Brown. OF Bloomingdaio.
Tor having lOld DE- Smith THAI she was uangoiO us,
wise. she claimed, falsely representing uer
case. Speah ing OF ths not haviIg woids IN which
erngs Turned TO her counsel and said
"We will you tell me how 10 spell daiin.'
Laler" said Mir. 1arnel,.
"Wel," said Mrs. Enu,ons, would like TO be o
man len meet him a.aln"
Size spoAo her euo.ts ~ induce DR.. Smith 10 allow
her to smoke and his hnal consent to csaictto
day. one uay went " nan ior ber c,gAIstte, and
he was pla, ing his children decl.eu " At
tend to wants. The children PLAY lug the
cliu lie said he had promised them 10 hair hours
llsy, and never brOSe promise " them bho
luougut lac bad nIiuo promise " her ana that The
reu uIsht have been put OF Tor time. she To-
came angry, she ielt Ia. injustice, anu tie injustice
OF hor ID sOand There was a little child there,
sweet little babe. "tor one minute" she said,
admit it, had the impulse " take that lite one aud
litcn 1t INTO tue water here tue witness put her
IA mas before her iucc, II 10 shut out sOo terrible
sight IL v as only ono Minute, she said weep
us. woulu not nave uone IL One can 80 iurioIss
yon know, and not mean what sue says told him
tuat evening OF tue impulse. i did tell ann ad TOLD
MN newer, never to make" Inc witness stopped
here " wipe tho tears hon Ter eyes, aM seIuhs
angry now" sLo seId. told him never " make me
~, .iy wu.n his Chiluren were near"
Sa described another OCCASION when her husband
was tuere ana stood one evening the edge oi tho
elm. " thought" abe saiu, now easy IT would 10
to give Inn one strong pusu and would lave no moro
sUaud " persecute uie toiu nam what tnousnt
lie SAID, Oh, II would only break my arm. DO
You rem, nber &" she asked, turning TO her husband
" do and you DO wouldn't have lone It Tor the
world. / don't believe 1t Is To Kill ally body"
Sbe said that wren sne toi Dr. omith VI tho I'm
pulse che had throw the child iuto the water the
aootvrs face turned white. She described bow sue
ai.erwaru used Dr. Smiths love tor bis chu@foA 10
euect her val iro.n that asylum
Mrs luminous then guve an account OF her reinoSaatc
the Butlur Hospital 1T tIovcence, her release ana
her return 70 W AshingtOn.